egyptian deity
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1. a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians (noun.person)
hypernym | : | deity, divinity, god, immortal, |
definition | : | any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | amen, amon, amun, |
definition | : | a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | amen-ra, amon-ra, amun ra, |
definition | : | Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | anpu, anubis, |
definition | : | Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | aten, aton, |
definition | : | the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | bast, |
definition | : | cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | geb, keb, |
definition | : | Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | horus, |
definition | : | Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon; the son of Osiris and Isis (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | isis, |
definition | : | Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | khepera, |
definition | : | Egyptian god of the morning sun; creator (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | min, |
definition | : | an Egyptian god of procreation (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | nephthys, |
definition | : | Egyptian goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | nut, |
definition | : | Egyptian goddess of the sky (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | osiris, |
definition | : | Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | ptah, |
definition | : | a major Egyptian god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | ra, re, |
definition | : | ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | eye of ra, sekhet, |
definition | : | a lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | set, seth, |
definition | : | evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | thoth, |
definition | : | Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods (noun.person) |
domain category | : | antiquity, |
definition | : | the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe (noun.time) |
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